Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120340.015 - Employee suffers head injury when scissor lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 120340.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434854.015	10/01/2019		332999	Katelman Steel Fabrication Inc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on September 26, 2019, an employee was operating a Skyjack SJIII-3219 scissor lift to access high overhead pipes and mark them for removal for upcoming remodeling activities. The employee was extended in the scissor lift in the operational area of an operating Tesco Industries gantry crane. The extended scissor lift was struck by the crane causing it to tip over and fall 18 feet to the ground with the employee inside. The employee was hospitalized to treat traumatic head injuries and remained in a coma 10 weeks before regaining consciousness.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Gantry Crane, Head, Lift, Marking, Pipe, Removal, Scissor lift, Struck By, Tips Over, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434854.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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